I understand your positon and what does LesBleus mean, by he way, if you care to tell me As I said, this is not about Mr. Zidane by any mean but rather about soccer in general. The question here is how much should we tolerate bad behavior in sports? If you do not want to draw a line then do you want to let this culture of violence and self-righteousness to continue? Mr. Zidane said he was sorry but had no regret. What kind of an apology is that? I was told that the French were known for being polite and classy, isn't he an embarassment for France? I have to be carefull next time I get to see a French, don't you think?

Yellow and Blue,

You won. You are fast enough to cast the stone for me so I do not have to get my hand dirty Yes, my vision might be short but your temper is even shorter. Remember, if you let a bad child go unpunished for a long time; you're guilty of spoiling him. I'm not talking about your lovely Mr. Zidane only but using this case to talk about sport and players' behavior in general...

I understand your positon and what does LesBleus mean, by he way, if you care to tell me

"Les Bleus" is the nickname of the French teams (soccer or rugby) - I thought it already had been explained in one of these WC threads - because they often wear blue, one of the French flag's colors. Though they also often wear white, with blue, white and red stripes along the sleeves. They did it during the last WC game because up to now they won every time they wore white lately. Didn't work this time however.

What's ironic is that it's the Italians who wore blue. Their team is called Azzurri (or Squadra Azzurra - the Blue Team); "azzurri" (like "azure" in English) also means "blue".

Remember, if you let a bad child go unpunished for a long time; you're guilty of spoiling him. I'm not talking about your lovely Mr. Zidane only but using this case to talk about sport and players' behavior in general...

So for you it's ok to take insults to your mother and sister lying down and turning the other cheek? You're a real Christian, Visitor, I should not have quoted Jesus at you. I do apologize.

BTW, I did not cast any stone at you, I merely said if you have been blameless all your life, which I'm sure you have been, it is your privilege to slam others, which you have done. It's you who were casting stones at "bad sportsmen" and preaching "spare the rod, spoil the child", without hearing the "child" 's side of the story, exercizing your superior wisdom as a parent. Father knows best, after all. Happy now?